Year 9 Drama

Year 9 Drama on VCE Vault: 10 lessons written for Year 9 (Victorian Curriculum), each with worked examples, practice questions and Aari, an AI tutor. The first 4 lessons are free; the whole subject is a one-off A$9.99.

Lessons

Responding — Analyse and Evaluate

• Realism and Stanislavski (free) — Apply Stanislavski's system to create realistic performances.
• Non-Naturalism and Brecht (free) — Apply Brechtian epic theatre techniques to provoke thought.
• Australian Theatre (free) — Explore Australian plays, playwrights and companies.
• Greek Theatre and the Chorus — Understand the conventions of ancient Greek theatre and apply chorus techniques.
• Writing a Director's Concept — Develop and justify a director's concept for a scene or play.
• Analysing Live Performance — Analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance.

Making Drama — Create and Perform

• Devising Ensemble Theatre (free) — Devise an original ensemble performance from a stimulus.
• Stagecraft — Lighting, Sound, Costume and Set — Use stagecraft elements to support meaning.
• Shakespeare in Performance — Perform and interpret Shakespearean text with clarity and meaning.
• Verbatim and Documentary Theatre — Create theatre from real people's words and explore ethical responsibilities.